Did they say fire when shooting arrows?

In the modern sense of the verb, yes, you can fire an arrow. However, that sense of the word comes from firearms, and traditionally, you would shoot an arrow, not fire it. “Loose” would be the more likely term.

How were archers used in battle?

They were employed in large formations to make an arrow – storm as a few single arrows would be ineffective. The archers sheltered behind the infantry, and would pass through the infantry to let go their volleys. They were awfully vulnerable to infantry and cavalry attacks..

Did archers light arrows on fire?

Yes, but very rarely. Fire arrows have literally no advantage over a regular arrow except when used in sieges. Even if they used special heads to make things easier, the fire would often go out due to the wind mid flight or on impact.

What did archers say instead of fire?

1) Archers did NOT “Fire” – That is a command associated with “Fire-Arms” – Guns. Archers would heed the command to “Loose” or sometimes “Shoot”.

Can you stop an arrow with a sword?

Any sword, even a modern fencing foil, could conceivably deflect an arrow…IF you managed to hit the thing in the right place at the right time.

How many arrows could a medieval archer fire?

The archers of a besieging army used longbows to rain arrows down on the castle’s defenders. They might also fire flaming arrows to set light to any wooden buildings inside the castle. Each archer carried 24 arrows, called a sheaf.

Did Knights use bows?

Outside their role as shock cavalry, or heavy infantry, knights would readily use bows.

Did medieval archers use arrows?

Medieval archers were medieval soldiers who were skilled in the use of bow and arrow. They were an inevitable part of every military and served a very important part during both defence and attack.

Why did they set arrows on fire?

Flaming arrows were used in medieval battles, but not as often as tv/movies would like you to believe. The primary use was to burn towns/defenses and force the defenders to have to fight a battle on two fronts (defend against an enemy and put out spreading fires).